Sleeping+Timescale set to 0 = Pitch Black. Help Please.

[Guest deleted11710558]

I had the same problem. Set timescale didn't fix it, but I did a show gamehour, and the result was -1.0 !!! I followed your instructions exactly, including going back to an old save. The problem was that the old save had the messed up gamehour, too. Set it to a good number, fast traveled to current location, and it was fixed. To recap:

 

Go into console mode (~)

Enter show gamehour

If the console returns a negative value:

Enter set gamehour to xx (where xx is a value between 0.0 and 23.59)

Exit console (~)

Fast travel somewhere.

Admire results.

 

Just guessing, but when timescale is set to 0 and you do something that calls for passage of time, like sleep, wait, or fast travel, a bug in the core may set gamehour to a negative value. Crazy, huh? Some programmer skimped on the debugging and failed to account for a bad gamehour value. It's not that hard to put in if (gamehour < 0) then gamehour==0; is it? :-)

Edited February 10, 2018 by VinceinUSA

[Morbusfortyseven]

Doesn't work

[MeTiPaYToN]

I recreated this problem on one of my old saves and I might have a solution for you.

 

I set my timescale to 0 and slept in my house in Diamond City and when I went outside it was black like how you described.

 

Do:

 

set timescale to X (your choice)

set gamehour to X (between 1 and 23)

 

this made it so I was able to see my Pip-Boy when I brought it up, but everything was still black.

 

After this, use:

 

player.moveto NPC ref ID (your choice)

 

and this will teleport your character using a load screen. Use a NPC that is inside a confined building (I used Elder Maxson). You'll be able to see again.

 

Exit the building and you'll notice that everything is fine except now the sky is glitching out with some weird overblown white dragging effect.

 

Save your game in a new slot, then exit the game entirely.

 

Relaunch the game and load an old save before you had the black screen problem. Make sure you're outside. The sky should be normal. Open the menu and load your "fixed" game with the glitched sky.

 

Everything should work now.

same problem :(

but i found this post.... i did what u said..... Miracle ;-) GREAT <3 thank you mam :-) so much <3

and yep i did player.moveto 0001cc18 too (elder maxson) and i approach the door, and.. FIXED <3 than :-) its lovely that what u did to figure it out :-)

Thank you... AGAIN

[ramwas1961]

Does anyone think they can help me?

you are Awsome !!!!!! thanks

[gnarly1]

Does anyone know whether there is a fix for this other than via the console commands mentioned above?

 

Is it an engine bug or can it be fixed via the CK?